Qantas’ recent announcement on how it will refer to Taiwan is emblematic of China’s efforts to reduce Taiwan’s strategic space. Such efforts can also be expected to exclude Taiwan from future global agreements on emerging technologies.

Russia and NATO control the overwhelming majority of the world’s nuclear weapons and while the likelihood of an all-out war is low, the risk cannot be ignored. Russia and NATO are never going to see eye-to-eye on some issues, but tensions cannot be allowed to escalate.

The “will they-won’t they” US-North Korea summit, either by accident or by design, has the potential to re-set the strategic atmosphere on the Korean Peninsula, but only if Washington and Pyongyang can find a convergence of common interest.

Corruption, the cost of living and social inequality helped drive Malaysia towards a change of government on 9 May. However, these factors were already present when a strong push failed to topple the government in 2013. What changed in 2018 to allow the opposition to achieve this historic win?

The EU and Australia look to deepen relations in the face of mounting challenges to the rules-based international order.

Last week the EU announced that it has formally approved free trade negotiations with Australia, with talks to begin in June. How does this fit with the broad evolution of the EU-Australia relationship?

The number of countries that find the Indo-Pacific a useful way of interpreting the world is growing. But each country has its own Indo-Pacific.

More than two months after the general elections, Italy still has no government. The President's veto of an anti-Euro nominee for finance minister has opened up a new political crisis that could lead to another general election this year.

The results of Iraq’s parliamentary election have surprised many observers, with a coalition dominated by Muqtada al-Sadr securing the largest number of seats. Understanding the role the Sadrists are likely to play in a new Iraqi government requires a grasp of their evolution.

The Indonesia-Australia relationship has warmed up since the rocky years of the Soeharto era. To continue progress towards a true “soulmate” relationship between close neighbours, cross-cultural understanding must be cultivated through people-to-people contact.